11.013J / 21H.231J American Urban History I, Spring 2005
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. (Image courtesy of the National Park Service.)
課程重點
This course features an extensive reading list and all assignments.
課程描述
This course is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to the present. Among the institutions to be looked at are political machines, police departments, courts, schools, prisons, public authorities, and universities. The focus of the course is on readings and discussions.
